Galvez assures vaccine facility in Laguna can house 5M doses at a time

MANILA, Philippines — Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday (January 20) spearheaded the site visit to a vaccine storage facility in Biñan, Laguna
The facility can house up to 5-million doses of COVID-19 vaccines at a time, Galvez said.
“Ito iyong tinatawag natin na main storage. Ito ang tinatawag nating central hub storage na later on kapag magkakaroon tayo ng designated vaccination in different areas, doon natin ita-timing ang shipment from here,” he said.
The facility is designed for vaccines that require a minimum of 2 degrees Celsius to 8 degrees Celsius in temperature which means about 30% to 50% of each shipment of vaccines can be laid in the facility.
It is a facility owned by Unilab.
The pharmaceutical firm said it allowed the use of its cold storage in support of the government’s COVID-19 response though it never ventured in any facility rental business.
As for the agreement, the government has yet to discuss with Unilab the terms and conditions for the usage of the said facility.
The national government targets to procure up to 150 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate about 50% to 70% of the country’s population. MNP (with reports from Rey Pelayo)